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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): - | Population (2023): 11,019,931 | HDI (2023): 0.76 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
106
Score: 44.7
Vulnerability
0.441
Readiness
0.335
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Cuba places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Cuba is the 80th most vulnerable country and the 112th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| Ranking | 92 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 89 | 100 | 101 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 106 |
| Indicator | 2004 to 2023 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.441 | |
| Food | 0.452 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.960 | |
| Projected population change | 0.080 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.399 | |
| Rural population | 0.242 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.948 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.083 | |
| Water | 0.385 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.755 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.144 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.156 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.871 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.307 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.030 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.001 | |
| Slum population | 0.106 | |
| Medical staff | 0.454 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.593 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.546 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.600 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.616 | |
| Natural capital dependency | - | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.232 | |
| Protected biome | 0.282 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 1.000 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.559 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.300 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.634 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.758 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.430 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.718 | |
| Paved roads | 0.514 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.394 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0.754 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.628 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.151 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | - |